Appendix F

Partial List of Water Reactive Chemicals 
 

Alkali metals, such as Na, Li, K

Alkali metal hydrides, such as LiH, CaH2, LiAlH4, NaBH4, alkali metal amides, such as NaNH2

Metal alkyls, such as lithium and aluminum alkyls

Grignard reagents, RMgX

Halides of nonmetals, such as BCl3, BF3, PCl3, PCl5, SiCl4, S2Cl2

Inorganic acid halides, such as POCl3, SOCl2, SO2Cl2

Anhydrous metal halides, such as AlCl3, TiCl4, ZrCl4, SnCl4

Phosphorus pentoxide

Calcium carbide

Organic acid halides and anhydrides of low molecular weight, such as, acetylchloride acetic acid nhydride